Seattle Digital Equity Initiative Digital skill sets for diverse users A comparison framework for curriculum and competencies Stacey Wedlake and David Keyes March 2019
Outline ▪ City of Seattle’s Digital Equity Initiative ▪ Approach ▪ Frameworks and Curricula ▪ Skills and categories • Is this helpful? Exercise/discussion ▪ Assessments ▪ Putting this into practice and longer term opportunities ▪ Questions & contact info 2
Seattle digital equity program We envision Seattle as a city where technology’s opportunities equitably empower all residents and communities – especially those who are historically underserved or underrepresented. ▪ Skills Training ▪ Connectivity ▪ Devices & Tech Support ▪ Applications & Online Services 3
Learner types • Beginner users (gateway skills) • Life skills (applied tech skills) • Youth education (HS prep for college and career basics) • Parent engagement • Work (employment foundations) Out of scope for this research • All of K-12 education & STEM • Tech careers - Applied and tech specific • Small businesses & entrepreneurship 4
Linking frameworks to curriculum ▪ Frameworks meant to be more global or holistic...More adaptive to changing technology if written well. 5
9 Curricula 6 Frameworks ▪ DigComp 2.1 (EU) ▪ Compass Digital Skills (EU)* ▪ Digital Learn ▪ Essential Digital Skills ▪ Google Applied Digital Skills* (UK) ▪ Mozilla Core Curriculum* ▪ International Computer ▪ GCF Teacher Guide Driving License (ICDL) ▪ Learn My Way (UK) ▪ International Society for ▪ Literacy Source Technology in Education ▪ Microsoft Imagine Academy (ISTE) ▪ Seattle Goodwill ▪ Mozilla Web Literacy ▪ Northstar Assessment *Connected to framework Available in other languages. Spanish: Digital Learn, GCF. Microsoft: Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Russian, Japanese... 6
Ten skill categories for the range of learners Gateway (11 skills) Communication (8 Online Life (11 skills) Creation (8 skills) skills) Privacy & Security (7 skills) Workplace (9 skills) Information skills (7 skills) Mobile (6 skills) Device ownership (4 skills) Lifelong Learning (3 skills) 7
Skills example: Gateway 1. Basic mouse functionality 2. Password basics 3. Set up an email account 4. Sending and receiving an email including using attachments 5. Basic internet searching 6. Browser skills 7. Using an operating system 8. Understanding what the internet and web are 9. WIFI and Internet connections 10. Share devices and public Internet privacy and security 11. Accessibility tools on device This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 8
Skills covered by curriculum Gateway skills Communication Creation Device ownership Info skills Lifelong learning Mobile Online life Privacy & Security Workplace 30 7 3 25 4 3 2 1 3 2 4 20 4 5 2 2 1 6 4 1 1 3 4 3 1 3 15 1 5 5 1 3 4 2 3 3 4 1 4 2 1 3 10 2 1 5 2 6 1 2 6 1 4 1 11 3 1 5 10 9 1 1 8 7 3 6 4 4 4 2 0 Learn My Northstar GCF Digital Literacy SEA Mozilla Google Compass Microsoft Way Teacher Learn Source Goodwill Curr Guide 9
What skills for which learners ▪ Report recommends skills learners need to achieve their goals • A few examples (see the handout) • Skills for employment • Senior citizens • Parents This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC 10
Is this helpful? Exercise: • Think of a learner (e.g. limited English speaker, older adult, childcare provider, etc.) • Which skills are necessary for them? Priorities? Discussion: • Could you use this with a learner to set goals and mark progress? • Could you use the skill list and comparisons to evaluate or select your curriculum? 11
Assessments Assessments Availability Framework DIGCOMP Not official – multiple choice; Multiple choice; self-assessment self-assessment ICDL Performance based In-person paid Northstar Multiple choice Free online & official, in-person Curriculum Compass Pre & post test tied to module Free online completion Google G Suite certification exam Paid exam (online or in-person) Literacy Instructor skills checklist In-class Source Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) online Free online for WA residents via library. test Otherwise, paid. 12
Putting this into practice Use for a checklist to examine & select trainings. Use it with a learner to set goals. Gather with other instructors to share curriculum & assessments. Use to guide or evaluate online services (what skills are required to use? Who has those skills? Who doesn’t?). Reference use for funding applications. 13
Longer-term opportunities Post the framework so others can add their curriculum. Plan to update the framework. incl. Mobile and Safety & Privacy, online Find or encourage training misinformation threats, saving documents development to fill skill gaps (locally and to cloud). Develop more skill assessments tied to curriculum & frameworks Promote/develop additional research and platform to add other frameworks & curriculum. 14
Digital Equity Network How could this be helpful to your work? Do you see a project that you’d like to work on here? 15
Thank You! David Keyes , Digital Equity Program Manager City of Seattle Information Technology (Seattle IT) Seattle.gov/tech david.keyes@seattle.gov (206) 386-9759 Stacey Wedlake , Research Coordinator and Analyst Technology and Social Change Group (TASCHA) University of Washington Information School staceyaw@uw.edu tascha.uw.edu Find more information at: seattle.gov/tech/initiatives/digital-equity 16
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Approach Compare existing digital literacy frameworks and curricula For skills covered, not curricula quality. 18
Connected frameworks and curriculum Framework Curriculum DigComp2.1 Compass ICDL ICDL* (available by payment) ISTE** Google Applied Digital Skills (some lessons) Mozilla Web Literacy Mozilla Core Curriculum* Northstar Under development* *same organization developed framework and curriculum ** other curricula map to ISTE but not focused on general adult audiences 19
Types of skills covers varies by framework 40 4 35 6 3 30 2 3 5 5 2 7 5 1 3 25 2 Number of skills 3 2 3 7 1 6 2 3 20 2 4 6 1 3 2 1 5 15 3 7 9 10 5 10 10 8 1 1 4 5 1 8 6 6 5 4 4 0 DIGCOMP 2.1 Essential Digital ICDL ISTE - Students Mozilla Web Northstar Skills Literacy Communication Creation Device ownership Gateway skills: Essential foundations Info skills Lifelong learning Mobile Online life Privacy & Security Workplace 20
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